Commission sets efficiency standards for fridges, TVs

The European Commission last week (22 July) adopted four new eco-design regulations to make industrial motors, water circulators, televisions, refrigerators and freezers more energy efficient. The regulations are implementation measures under the EU ecodesign directive, which allows the Commission to set minimum efficiency standards for energy-using products. The EU executive estimates that the new measures will save about 190 TWh annually by 2020, equalling the combined yearly electricity ...

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